Population dynamics of mottled sculpin (pisces) in a variable environment: Information theoretic approaches

Ecological Monographs

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 217-234

  Grossman, Gary D ^a   Ratajczak Jr , Robert E ^a   Petty, J Todd ^a,b   Hunter, Mark D ^a   Peterson, James T ^a   Grenouillet, Gael ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Cottus bairdi; Density dependence; Density independence; Floods and droughts; Long term population studies; Mottled sculpin; Population regulation; Recruitment limitation; Removal experiments; Stream fish

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; FISH; HABITAT; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; JUVENILE; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

COWEETA CREEK; NORTH AMERICA; NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

COTTUS BAIRDII; PISCES;

EID: 33646410433     PISSN: 00129615     EISSN: 00129615     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/04-1623     Document Type: Article

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